Identification of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in naturally infected dogs in Nigeria

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Summary of patient data for 19 cases of Canine African Trypanosomosis presented at UNVTH

Case	Sex	Breed	Approx. age	LGA	Lymph node enlargement	Corneal opacity	Parasitaemia	PCV (%)	Outcome
1	M	Rottweiler	5 years	Nsukka	+	+	+++	22	Death
2	F	Mongrel	2 years	Nsukka	+	+	++	19	nk
3	–	–	–	–	−	−	++	nd	nk
4	F	Mongrel	2 years	Nsukka	+	+	+++	18	Death
5	F	–	4 years	Igbo-Eze North	+	+	+++	31	Death
6	F	Rottweiler	7 years	Nsukka	+	+	+++	nd	Death
7	M	Mastiff	2 years	Nsukka	+	-	++	28	Death
8	M	Rottweiler	–	Nsukka	+	-	+++	nd	Death
9	F	–	5 months	Udenu	+	+	+++	nd	nk
10	F	Mastiff	8 months	Nsukka	+	+	++	12	Death
11	F	Mongrel	2.5 years	Nsukka	+	+	++	nd	Recovery
12	–	–	–	Nsukka	+	+	+++	nd	nk
13	F	Caucasian	2 years	Udenu	+	+	+++	26	Death
14	M	–	9 months	Nsukka	+	+	+++	nd	Death
15	M	–	2 years	Nsukka	+	+	+	12	nk
16	F	Caucasian	6 months	Nsukka	+	+	+++	19	Death
17	M	Mongrel	2 years	Igbo-Eze South	−	−	+++	nd	nk
18	F	Mongrel	1.5 years	Nsukka	+	+	+++	20	Recovery
19	M	Mongrel	1.5 years	Nsukka	+	+	+++	nd	nk

Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; LGA, local government area; nd, not done; nk, not known
Key: +, <1 trypanosome/field; ++, 1–5 trypanosomes/field, +++, >5 trypanosomes/field

ISSN: 1756-3305